Spectacle case



- 1,638,727 A 9,1921 H. M. DAoouRIA SPECTACLE CASE I Fil ed July2 4,1925 1am I .7 I

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, SPECTACLE been.

1 Application iilea'zr i a ig 1925.. Serial No.45,865. r

,-nary cases i and .particularly those adapted 1 in open position;

for bowed'spectacles wherein the bows are enclosed, the cases are. quitebulky and usually reinforced so that the walls ofthe ca'searerelativelystifi and require arelatively large pocket for theirreception.

One ,ob'ect of my invention, therefore, is to provide a small andcompact case requiring very-little space,.but which Will Lat thesametime give adequate protection to the lenses.

Another object iof my intention i s the provision of; a. case for'bowdispectaclesi which may be small and compact, and towhich-sufficient rigidity may be'imparted by the bows themselves, whichare adapted to be folded over the outside of the case.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel featuresandcombination of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed. In theaccompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevationalview of a spectacle case embodying myimprovement-s, showing a pair of spectacles enclosed therein; '1 f Fig.2 is a view of the case shown in Fig.

Fig. 3 is an end view oftliecase when m y;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing, g g

' preferably of the proper size ,to enclose-the a point 5 adjacent the amodified form of my invention;

Fig. 5 is an end view of the case shown .in Fig. 4, and, c g i Fig. 6 isa sectional view on line 6. 6 of Fig.4. The embodiment o fmyv inventionwhich I have illustrated in Figs. 1- to 3 of the draw ings, is simple inform and economical to make. It is designed to embrace and enclose(merely the rims and lenses oft-he spectacles and to provide fortheprojection of the bows through the ends of the case so that they maybe folded over the side of the caseto give it the required rigidity,andalso to assist in holding it in closed position.

The case consists of a back member 10 memberfalong theline 12. It willbe under.-

'-'stood of course.-- that these, arts ma' be a a v madei ntegrally, ifdesired,ormay be separate and stitched'together along the line 12.

'and a front member 11 hinged to theb ack" The parts'arepreferablyinadeuof-leather or relatively thinmaterial so thatthe casewill require practically no more room Twithi-nthe pocket than wouldbetoccupied-bythespecimitationleathenlor.a'siniilarflexible and I taclesthemselves. A flap -13 ofth'e samema terial as the case maybe hingedtothemenr ber 10 along'thelineul, soas tobe folded 5 over the frontmember 11 to" completely close. the case and prevent thespectacles fromslipping out of the mouth between the members 1 0 and 11 This.flapmay;likewise earn tegral with'tlie backld The rimsl'5rareslipped"within thecase when the latter isinztheop'enpositionshown v in Fig. 2, and the ends'ofthe-jcajse Jareletti partiallyor entirely open so that thebows .16 hinged to ,the rims at? 17:mayflproject through the ends of the case and be folded over the outer.flap 13 after the latter has been closed. While. in Figs. 1 to 13"ofthedrawings theends of thejcase are shown en-. I

tirely open, it. will be, ofcourse, obvious that the members" 10 and 11may be stitched to-- gether fora short distance from their hinged edgesso asito providea shallow pocket.

This, however, will not be necessary as when the flap 13 has been foldedoverthe member 11', and the bows folded as shown in Fig..1,,. p the casewill be held closedby thebows and v t by beingwithin the pocket, sothatthere will e be no dan'gerof the spectacles coming out of. l r

the. case; Any endwise movement of the" spectacles within thecase is, ofcourse, pre-,

vented by the foldedbows, the case being ff lenses and extend to hingesof the bows.

In FigsJi to 6 of the drawings, I have shown a slightly modified form ofmy invention, which consistsmerely of a back mem ber 20 and a frontmember 2lflhi-nged 'to-,

gether. along the line 22 and preferably stitched or otherwise securedtogetheralon'g, their edges for a short distance from thei hinge, asshownat 23 and 24, so as to prof vide a shallow pocket in -which therimsof preferably'made. of a relatively thin mate- 7 l which they maybe'secured-together so as to close this edgeof the case afterthe-spectacleshave been inserted therein. As already exoplained inconnection with Figs. lrto 3, the

jbows will be folded over the outside ofthe case, the ends being leftopen for this purpose above the stitched portions 23 and 24.

The spectacles, it will be understood, are-in serted through the openmouthof the case into I the pocket formed by these stitched edges withthe bows inopenposition. The

V latter will then be folded over the case, which may then be closed bymeans of the snap fastener. V V

'As has been before stated, the case is rial so as to occupyas smallspace as pos- .siblei'n the pocket, and maybe made quite flexible as thebows and rims themselves will 20:

supply the required rigidity. h

It will be obviousthat in. both forms of my invention disclosed, I haveshown a case consisting'offront'and rear members hinged along one edgeand open at the opposite edge to provide a mouth through which thespectacles may be inserted, while the bows are in openIposition, -thebows being thereafter "folded over the topmember of the case to holdthis member closed and to give the case the'necessary rigidity.

While'I have shown anddescribed some refe red embodiments of. myinvention, it

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will be understood that it is not to be limited to all the detailsshown, but is capable of modification and variation within thespirit oftheinvention and within the scope of the appendedlclaims. i 7 What Iclaim is 1. A spectacle case comprising a rear mem-f her, a front memberhinged thereto, along one side edge thereof and designed to overlie theends for the'projection of the bows of'the i spectacles therethrough,said case being held inclosed position by the folding of the bowsover'the front thereof.

2. A spectacle case comprising a flexible strip of material folded upontwolines intermediate its length to provide a rear memher and two frontflap members, the case thus formed being left open at the side edges sothat the rims of a pair of spectacles may be inserted between thefrontflap-members and the rear member, with the bows project'- 7 ingfrom the open edges, the bows being then folded over the flap members tohold the case closed and supply'rigidity to the case. I

In witness whereof, Ihave hereunto set my hand this 21st day of July,1925. v I

I-IAROUTUNE M. DADOURIAN.

